Automobile door sign



Oct. 21 1924.

w. FLANDERS AUTOMOBILE DOOR S IGN Fil ed June 2 1. 1923 Patented Get, 21, 1924.

' air BERT W. FLANDERS, or LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, Assisi-non To rLAnnEns vroeteo om- PANY, A PARTNERSHIP CONSISTING or A. W. MOAT AND B. W. FLANDERS, or

LOIVIITA, CALIFORNIA.

AUTOMOBILE noon. sre'n.

Application filed June 21,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Bnnr IV. FLANDEns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lomita, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Automobile Door Signs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to detachable signs for the doors of automobiles, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of a detachable door sign particularly adapted for sedans, coupes and similar closed cars, having attaching means by which the sign can be readily applied or removed from a closed car door and securely held in applied position without in any way interfering'with the adjustment of the window of the door.

Although I have herein shown and will describe only one form of door sign embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein without departing from the spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. l is a'view showing in perspective a closed car having applied to one of the doors thereof, one form of door sign embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed perspective view showing the door sign shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3*3 of Fig. l. v

Fig. at is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4: of Fig. l, and Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. I with the door sign partly removed from the door.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, my invention in its present embodiment comprises a substantially flat body B composed of a base of sheet metal 15 covered on its inner side with a sheet of felt 16, and on its outer side with a sheet of oil cloth 17'upon which latter is adapted to be painted or aflixed the reading matter to be displayed. The upper edge of the body B is bent at right angles to provide a shoulder 18 which is coextensive in length with the body and which is of suitable width to effectively support the 1923. Serial No. 646,746.

is preferably formed of a singlelengthbf sheet metal bent at one end toprovide a right angular extension 21 and a lip 22'disposed at right angles to the extension 21'. Each arm is also provided with a slot 23 through which is adapted to extend a bolt 24 carrying a winged nut 25. The bolt 24: is also extended through the walls of the channel 19, and by adjustment of the nut 25 it will be clearly understood that the walls of the channel can be constricted to lock the arm 20 in any adjusted position within the channel. The slot 23 is such as to prevent the accidental displacement of the arm from the channel, as will be understood.

I have shown a conventional form of door for closed cars to which the door sign is adapted to be applied, and this'door comprises a window opening in which is arranged a window frame 26 having grooves 27 in which a window 28 1s adapted to slide.

As is customary, anti-rattling strips 29 of felt or any other suitable material are arranged in' the grooves 27 and at opposite sides of the window 28.

In applying the sign to the door, the arms 20 are pushed. inwardly toward each other so as to allow the placing of the arm extensions between the sides of the window frame and the positioning of the shoulder 18 upon the lower edge of the frame, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. With the sign thus positioned the arms can now be moved outwardly and toward the sides of the window frame so that the lips 22 pass into the grooves 27 between the outer walls thereof and the outer strips 29, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. In this position of the lips, the extensions 21 abut the sidesof the window frame so that when the arms are locked in this extended position by a manipulation of the nuts 25, the sign as a unit is held against displacement from the door.

As no part of the arms 20 is in contact withthe window 28, it will be clear that vertical adjustment of the window in the door will. in no way disturb the position of the sign or its attaching means, and that the adjustment of the Window is in no Way restricted by the sign.

To remove the sign, it is only necessary to loosen the nuts to permit the arms to be pushed inwardly to move the lips 22 out of the grooves 27, when the sign as a unit may be removed from the door.

What I claim is:

1. A door sign, comprising a substantially flat body having one large inner edge bent to provide a supporting shoulder and aguide channel, slotted attaching arms slidably mounted in the.channel and having their outer ends formed With angular e);- t'ehsions provided With angular-1y disposed lips, bolts extending through the channels and the slots of said arms, and nuts on the bolts for constricting the channel to lock the arms in any adjusted position.

2. A door sign, comprising a substantially fiat body formed at one edge with a shoulder, arms extensibly associated with the body adjacent said shoulder, and lips formed on said arms adapted to engage the window frame of said door in the manner and for the purpose described.

3. A door sign, comprising a substantially flat body having an offset channel, arms adjust-ably received in said channel, angular extensionsi'ormed on the arms, and angularly disposed lips formed on the extensions.

4.-. In combination, a car door, a WlDClOW frame formed in said door, a door sign including a body, means associated with said body adapted to engage the bottom Wall of said Window frame for supporting the body upon the door, and means carried by the body adapted to detachably engage the side Walls of said Window frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

BERT W. FiiANnERs. 

